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Carrot snack Cake……………..

Isn’t it funny that many of us…….ok, maybe just me……don’t like cooked carrots, but we love a good carrot cake? Everyone has their favorite carrot cake recipe. Some people like it with a lot of spices, some like it with pineapple, nuts and raisins. I remember my mom making carrot cake a lot. She would take it to all of her friends, her doctors, her insurance agent….everyone. Everybody loved it. That was the carrot cake I grew up with and I loved it. It was nothing fancy…..no pineapple, nuts or raisins. It was so moist. It didn’t even have frosting. So that’s how I thought carrot cake was supposed to be.

The first time I ever had carrot cake frosted, I was like, whaaattttt? I was so used to my mom’s cake. Over the years, I tried other people’s carrot cake, but never liked them. Until I tried my friend Grace’s recipe. Her’s has the perfect balance of everything and has the creamy cream cheese frosting. So, that is my go to recipe now. But lately I have been craving my moms cake…..with no frosting. I had her recipe (written in Japanese), that I had someone translate for me. Unfortunately, my cute little pet bunny chewed off most of the recipe. So, now I am on the search for a recipe similar to hers.

I found one with the same ingredients. I just have to get the quantities right. In the mean time, this one is close. It’s really good. Like I said, it’s a no frills carrot cake….a great snack cake with a cup of tea or coffee. You can frost it if you want. I did have some leftover frosting from another cake I made, so I put just a small dollop of frosting on a slice. I also thinned out a bit of frosting to drizzle over a slice of the cake. But I really prefer this one plain.

I really encourage you to try this if you’re looking for a simple, flavorful cake without a bunch of stuff.

You can see in the pictures, just how moist this cake is. It’s really good served cold!!